Polymer derived from dialkyl succinylsuccinates and diamines

ABSTRACT

A POLYMER, WHICH IS OTAINED BY THE REACTION BETWEEN DIALKY SUCCINYLSUCCINATE AND DIAMINE OF THE FORMULA NH2-R-NH2 IN THE PRESENCE OF SOVENTS, IS A NEW COMPOUND HAVING RECURRING STRUCTURAL UNITS OF THE FORMULA (2,5-DI(R1-OOC-)-1,4-CYCLOHEXADIEN-1,4-YLENE)-NH-R-NHAND IS DIRECTED BY SPECTROSCOPIC ABSORPTION I.R. SPECTRA AT THE VICINITIES OF 3.10, 6.01, 6.20 AND 8.20U AND OF NMR AT $3.13 AND 8.70P.P.M. THE POLYMER IS CONVENIENTLY EMPLOYED AS A COATING FOR METAL GOODS WHICH ARE MADE OF COPPER, IRON, ALUMINUM OR THE LIKE, AND AS ADHESIVE MATERIALS, AND IS ABLE TO BE CAST INTO FILMS AND SHEETS.

Jan. 18, 1972 KAZUO ADACHI E'I'AL 3,635,888

POLYMER DERIVED FROM DIALKYL SUGCINYLSUCCINATES AND DIAMINES Filed Feb. 16, 1970 2 Sheets-Sheet 3.

Jan. 18, 1972 KAZUO DACH| ETAL 3,635,888

POLYMER DERIVED FROM DIAL-KYL SUCCINYLSUCCINATES AND DIAMINES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 m, w Ln w u w Filed Feb. 16, 1970 MKM M M/ m@ M/f/ m/ f Wd@ M MOAW M M5 AMW United States Patent lhce 3,635,888 POLYMER DERIVED FROM DIALKYL SUCCINYL- SUCCINATES AND DIAMINES Kazuo Adachi, Akira Tai, and Fukuji Higashi, Tokyo, Japan, assignors to Tekkosha Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan Filed Feb. 16, 1970, Ser. No. 11,667 Claims priority, application Japan, Feb. 19, 1969, i4/11,825 Int. Ci. (108g 17/02, 33/06 U.S. Cl. 260-47 CP 5 Claims ABSTRACT F THE DISCLOSURE A polymer, which is obtained by the reaction between dialkyl succinylsuccinate and diamine of the formula NH2-R-NH2 in the presence of solvents, is a new compound having recurring structural units of the formula R OC l -COOR1 and is characterized by spectroscopic absorption LR. spectra at the vicinities of 3.10, 6.01, 6.20 and 8.20pl and of NMR at 53.13 and 8.70 p.p.m.

The polymer is conveniently employed as a coating for metal goods which are made of copper, iron, aluminum or the like, and as adhesive materials, and is able to be cast into iilms and sheets.

BACKGROUND `OF THE .INVENTION Field of the invention The present invention relates to a new polymer which is obtained by the reaction between dialkyl succinylsuccinates of the formula R10 OC 0H HO COORi H/\H and diamines.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART Heretofore, there has not been known a polymer which is obtained by the reaction between dialkyl succinylsuccinates of the formula RiOOC OH HO COORi (Where R1 represents alkyl radicals) and diamines.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 3,635,888 Patented Jan. 18, 1972 the reaction between dialkyl succinylsuccinates of the formula and diamines of the formula -NH2R2NH2 in the presence of solvents is a new compound showing characteristic absorptions at 13.1, 8.20, 6.01, 6.20 and 3.10@ in the infra-red spectrum (termed hereunder LR. spectrum) and characteristic resonances at 53.13 (singlet) and 58.70 in the nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum (termed hereunder NMR spectrum). Furthermore, said new polymer is conveniently employed as coatings for metal goods which are made of copper, iron, aluminum or the like, and as adhesive materials, and is able to be cast into lms and sheets.

FIG. 1 shows the LR. spectrum of the polymer which is obtained by the reaction between diethyl succinylsuccinate and hexamethylenediamine. The characteristic absorptions may be assigned to the NH stretching (around 3.1M), (3:0 stretching (6.01/1, the absorption being shifted to longer wavelength by the conjugation with double bond and the influences of hydrogen binding which is formed with adjacent polar group), @C stretching (6.20p., the absorption being extremely intensi- `1ed -by the inuence of polar substituents) and NH deformation (13.1;L).

FIG. 2 represents the NMR spectrum of the compound. The resonance at 53.13 is due to the methylene protons Rlooo I/fNn-Rz-Nin- COORi HAH n wherein R2 represents a divalent radical selected from the group consisting of C4 12 alkylene,

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According to this invention, it is Very effective to use singleor multi-component solvents which are inert to the reactions. Dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, N-metrhylpyrrolidone and dimethylsulfoxide and the like are suitable solvents for this purpose. The reaction is preferably carried out in an inert gas atmosphere, such as N2, Ar and the like, at a temperature of 100 to 160 C. preferably 110 to 140 C.

The polymer is usually obtained in solution. The polymer powder is obtained when the solution is poured into solvents such as water, methanol or the like, and the resulting precipitate is gathered and dried.

The polymer which is produced according to this invention is conveniently employed as coatings for metal goods which are made of copper, iron, aluminum or the like, and as adhesive materials, `and can be cast into films and sheets.

EXAMPLE 1 A mixture of 2.562 parts of diethyl succinylsuccinate and 1.162 parts of hexamethylenediamine in 20 parts of dimethylformamide was kept at 120 C. with stirring in a nitrogen atmosphere. An oralnge precipitate which appeared in the early stage was dissolved to a clear solution after 30 minutes. I'he viscosity of the system increased as the reaction proceeded and reached an asymptotis value in 4 hrs. After 5 hrs. the system was cooled to 40 C. and poured into 40 parts of cold water with vigorous stirring. The polymer which separated as a precipitate from the system was collected by filtration and dried in vacuum. The polymer was soluble in chloroform, dichloroethane, trichloroethane, tetrachloroethane or mcresol at room temperature. It was also soluble in dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, N-methylpyrrolidone and cyclohexanone at elevated temperature. The average number of the molecular weight which was determined by membrane osmometry at 65 C. in cyclohexanone, was about 42,000. A hot dimethylformamide solution of the polymer was applied onto an aluminum plate and the polymer layer was dried at 120 C. for 2 hrs., in a forced draft oven and cured at 200 C. for another 1 hr. to give a reddish orange iilm which adhered strongly to the aluminum plate. The electric characteristics of the coating lm were as follows:

Volume resistivity-1X1015 (ohm-cm.) Dissipation factor-20X 10-3 (at 103 HZ.) Dielectric constant-2.3 (at 103 Hz.)

The adhesive strength of the polymer was measured by the T-peel test (ASTM-Dl876-61T). A laminated test panel was prepared as follows: The layer of the polymer solution in dimethylformamide was doctored onto aluminum plates and dried for 6 hrs. at 60 to 80 C. in vacuum. The two precoated plates were bonded together under a pressure of 10 14g/cm.2 at 220 C. for 30 minutes so as to obtain the laminated test panel.

The peeling load value of the polymer was 4.5 kg./cm.2.

EXAMPLE 2 In the same manner as in Example 1, 2.283 parts of dimethyl succinylsuccinate and 1.162 parts of hexamethylenediamine were polymerized at 130 C. in 20 parts of N-methylpyrrolidone. The chemical and physical properties of the resultant polymer were substantially identical with those of the polymer which was prepared in Example l.

EXAMPLE 3 A polymerization between 0.882 parts of tetramethylenediamine and 2.562 parts of diethyl succinylsuccinate was carried out at 130 C. for 5 hrs. in 20 parts of N- methylpyrrolidone and a viscous solution was obtained. The polymer solution was applied onto an aluminum plate. The polymer layer was dried and cured in the Cit similar manner as in Example 1. The electric characteristics of the coating lm were as follows:

Volume resistivity-1 X 1015 (ohm-cm.) Dissipation factor-2.1 l0"3 (at 103 HZ.) Dielectric constant- 2.5 (at 103 Hz.)

EXAMPLE 4 A polymerization between 2.562 parts of diethyl succinylsuccinate and 1.443 parts of octamethylenediamine in 20 parts of N-methylpyrrolidone was carried out at 120 C. for 5 hrs. in a nitrogen atmosphere and a viscous solution was obtained. The polymer was isolated in the same manner as described in Example 1. The polymer thus obtained had an average molecular weight of about 19,200 which was determined by membrane osmometry at C. in cyclohexanone.

The curred polymer layer on an aluminum plate was obtained in the same way as in Example 1. The resultant layer was exible and adhered tightly to the plate. The electric properties of the layer were as follows:

Volume resistivity-l 1015 (ohm-cm.) Dissipation factor-2.5 l0M3 (at l03 Hz.) Dielectric constant-2.3 (at 103 Hz.)

EXAMPLE 5 In a similar manner to that of Example 4, 2.562 parts of diethyl succinylsuccinate and 1.443 parts of octamethylenediamine were polymerized at C. in 20 parts of N-methylpyrrolidone. Chemical and physical properties of the polymer were substantially identical with those of the polymer which was prepared in Example 4.

EXAMPLE 6 A mixture of 2.006 parts of dodecamethylenediamine and 2.562 parts of diethyl succinylsuccinate were polymerized in the same way as mentioned in Example 1.

The electric properties of the polymer layer on an aluminum plate were as follows:

Volume resistivity-7 )(1011 (ohm-cm.) Dissipation factor-1.9 l03 (at l03 HZ.) Dielectric constant-1.0 (at 103 Hz.)

EXAMPLE 7 A reaction of 2.562 parts of diethyl succinylsuccinate with 2.744 parts of 3,9-bis (3-aminopropyl)2,4,8,10 tetroxaspiro (5.5 )undecane was carried out in 20 parts of dimethylformamide in the same manner as mentioned in Example 1. After 6 hrs., a viscous solution was obtained. The solution was doctored directly onto an aluminum plate and dried at C. for 2 hrs. in an oven and cured at 200 C. for another one hour. The resultant polymer layer on the plate was insoluble in usual solvents and infusible. Its electric properties were as follows:

Volume resistivity-l l015 (ohm-cm.) Dissipation factor-2.5 l0-3 (at l03 Hz.) Dielectric constant-2.3 (at 103 Hz.)

EXAMPLE 8 A condensation of 2.283 parts of dimethyl succinylsuccinate with 1.142 parts of 1.4-diaminocyclohexane in 20 parts of dimethylformamide was carried out in the same manner as Example 1, and a viscous solution was obtained.

A glassl cloth was immersed in the polymer solution, and the cloth was dried at 120 C. for 2 hrs. The cloths thus obtained were piled and hot pressed at 200 C. The resultant laminated plates were extremely rigid and had excellent properties as an electric insulator and had good resistance to heat. They were as follows:

Volume resistivity 2 1015 (ohm-cm.) Dissipation factor-6X l03 (at 103 HZ.) Dielectric constant-3.7 (at l03 Hz.)

EXAMPLE 9 A reaction between 2.283 parts of dimethyl succinyl- Volume resistivity- 1x1014 (ohm-cm.) Dissipation factor--2.l 10*3 (at 103 Hz.) Dielectric constant-2.0 (at 103 Hz.)

thus obtained coated lilm were as lo EXAMPLE 10 A mixture of 1.362 parts of m-xylylenediamine and 2.562 parts of dieth'ylsuccinylsuccinate was polymerized in a similar manner to that in Example 1, and a red viscous polymer solution was obtained. The polymer solution was applied on to an aluminum plate. The polymer layer was dried and cured in the similar way as in Example 7. The electric characteristics of the thus obtained coated film were as follows:

Dissipation factor-2.0 103 (at 103 Hz.) Dielectric constant-2.1 (at l03 Hz.)

What is claimed is:

, 1. An adhesive or lm forming polymer consisting .0 essentially of recurring structural units of the formula H1000 l I NH-m-NH- COORi Il H wherein -Rl is methyl or ethyl and R2 is a divalent radical selected from the group consisting of C4 12 alkylene,

g, CHZO 45 (GHm-C /C\ /CH-(CHZM- 00H2 CHQO CH2- CH CHg-" CH2- te -oHaPo-c-@w-(cliar and 2. A process for producing a polymer which comprises reacting, in .inert solvent solution, at least one dialkyl succinylsuccinate of the formula R() OE HO -COORI with at least one diamine of the formula NH2--R2-NH2, wherein R1 is methyl or ethyl and R2 is a divalent radical selected from the group consisting of C442 alkylene,

UNITED STATES PATENTS 2/1969 Sparks et al 26o- 346.6

WILLIAM H. SHORT, Primary Examiner L. L. LEE, Assistant Examiner U.S. C1. XR.

117--132 B; ll-194, 214; 260-30.2, 30.8 DS, 32.6 N, 78 TF, 78.4 E 

